Indic Siyaq Rupee Mark

It marks rupee amounts in the Indic Siyaq accounting tradition. Siyaq is a right-to-left number system built from shortened Arabic words for numbers, used in accounts and other records. In South Asia it was also called raqm or rakam and appeared in Urdu- and Persian-script settings.

Siyaq’s first use in India is difficult to date. It was common under the Mughal Empire, which ruled much of South Asia, by the 17th century and into the middle of the 20th century; northern and Deccani styles differed in some number forms.

Its job remained narrow: marking rupees. Siyaq notation appears in revenue records and stamp papers, later banknotes, and digital transcriptions.

How does 𞲰 differ from ₹?

𞲰 marks historical amounts; ₹ is the modern Indian rupee sign. Use ₹ for a present-day Indian price. In a historical amount, the Siyaq number signs carry the quantity and 𞲰 identifies the rupee unit.

Smaller rupee denominations such as annas and pies could be written with Arabic-Indic digits, so an amount may mix Siyaq signs with those digits.

Why does 𞲰 show as a box?

The font needs a glyph for Indic Siyaq. A missing-glyph box means the display lacks usable font coverage; it does not mean the character is invalid.

As of 2026, Microsoft lists Indic Siyaq among optional font support and warns that some apps doing their own low-level display may still fail with nonsystem fonts. For reliable display, use a font with explicit Indic Siyaq coverage.